DIRECT METHOD OF TERMINATING THE GROUND COIL TERMINAL TO COIL HOUSING
First Claim
1. A clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system wherein said clutch assembly comprises;
- a mounting plate having opposite faces, a core winding housing supported on one face of said mounting plate, a core winding disposed in said core winding housing for generation of magnetic field within said core winding in response to electrical power being supplied to said core winding, a ground lead having a first end connected to said core winding and a second end connected to said mounting plate, said mounting plate having a tab integral with and extending therefrom and said second end of said ground lead being frictionally retained between said tab and said core winding.
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Abstract
The subject invention improves the electrical connection in a clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system. In accordance with the subject invention, a tab extends from the mounting plate and the second end of the ground lead is frictionally retained between the tab and the core winding housing. This is accomplished by turning a tab out of the plane of a mounting plate, placing the second end of the ground lead under the tab and bending the tab downwardly to clamp the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing to frictionally retain the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing.
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10 Claims
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1. A clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system wherein said clutch assembly comprises;
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a mounting plate having opposite faces, a core winding housing supported on one face of said mounting plate, a core winding disposed in said core winding housing for generation of magnetic field within said core winding in response to electrical power being supplied to said core winding, a ground lead having a first end connected to said core winding and a second end connected to said mounting plate, said mounting plate having a tab integral with and extending therefrom and said second end of said ground lead being frictionally retained between said tab and said core winding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of fabricating a clutch assembly for engaging a compressor in a vehicle air conditioning system comprising the steps of;
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turning an integral tab out of the plane of a mounting plate supporting a core winding housing on one face thereof for magnetically coupling with a drive housing, connecting a first end of a ground lead to the core winding within the winding housing, disposing a second end of said ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing, and bending the integral tab downwardly to clamp the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing to frictionally retain the second end of the ground lead between the tab and the core winding housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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